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NOS-239,695. PatentedApril 5, 1381.

I INVEN'TOR EUNITED STATES Futon.

PATENT FRANK BALDWIN, OF NEW YORK, AND HOWARD SELVAGE, OF BROOKLYN, E.D., ASSIGNORS TO RUFUS .VVATERHOUSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NECKSCARF.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 239,695, dated April 5,1881. Application filed January "1, 1880.

To all whom t'tmay concern:

Be it known that'we, FRANK BALDWIN, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, and HOWARD SELVAGE, of Brooklym'E. D., in the county of Kingsand Stateof New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement inScarfs, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a plan View of the improvement unfolded. Fig. 2 is a frontview of the same folded. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same folded.Fig.4.isa sectional view taken through the line 00 m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. v

The object of this invention is to furnish scarfs so constructed thatthey can be folded in different ways, and will present a freshwearing-surface each time. l

The invention consists in constructing the scarf -shield with "angularends to serve as guides infolding the aprons, and a central opening toreceive thehook of the neckband, and also in forming the scarf of twoshields, one upon each side, two aprons attached to the ends of theshields, and two flaps attached to the upper and lower edges of theshields, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the shield or center piece of the scarf, to the end partsof which are attached the inner ends of the aprons B. To the upper andlower edges of the shield A are attached flaps O, which are made alittle longer than half the depth of the shield A, so as to overlap eachother when folded. The scarf is made with a shield, A, upon each side ofits center piece, as shown in Fig. 4. The shields A are made withangular ends, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and with oval or other shapedholes in their centers.

D is the neckband, which has a hook, E, swiveled to one end, to hookupon the inner edge of the shield A. The other end of the neckband D issecured by a pin, F, in the usual way.

With this construction the inclined sides of the end angles of theshields A serve as guides in folding the aprons B, as shown in Fig. 3.

In using the scarf the flaps G are folded, the upper one over the lowerone, and the aprons B are folded down across each other, the fold beingin line with the upper inclined sides of the end angles of the shieldsA. When the or soiled, the lower flap O is folded over the upper one,and the aprons B are folded along the inclined lower sides of the anglesof the shields A. The neckband D is detached and inserted at the lowerside of the angle at the other end of the shield A. The scarf is nowreversed, and what was the upper side of the shield has become the lowerside. When the folded edge of the upper flap O becomes worn or soiled,the flaps O and aprons B are folded down upon the other side of thecenter piece, and two adjustments may be then made in the same way ashereinbefore described. In this case the neckband D must be connectedwith the other shield A.

With this construction the scarf will wear four times as long as asingle scarf.

The opposite sides of the aprops B and flaps C may be covered withdilferently figured goods, or with different goods, so as to have theappearance of being different scarfs when folded down upon the oppositesides of the shield A.

If desired, the flaps 0 may be made in one piece and permanentlyattached to one side of the shield A.

With this construction the aprons B can be folded down upon only oneside of the shield A, giving two adjustments instead of four, as beforedescribed.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- -1. In a scarf, the shield A, made withangular ends and a central opening, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, the inclined sides of the ends of the shield serving upperfolded edge of the flap 0 becomes worn as guides in folding the apronsB, and the the upper and lower edges of the shields A, the opening,substantially as shown and desubstantially as herein shown anddescribed, scribed.

to allow the flaps O to be folded down upon FRANK BALDWIN.

either side of the shields, as set forth. HOWARD SELVAGE.

4C. The combination, with a central opening Witnesses:

or recess in' the shield of a made-up scarf and JAMES T. GRAHAM,

with the neckband of the scarf, of one or more JAMES H. HUNTER.

needles secured to the shield to project Within

